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US 11,896,008 B2Granted
Use of nootkatone to treat mosquito infestations
AssigneeEvolva SA
InventorsJean Amick, Ryan Murphy
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing mosquito infestations are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods to reduce or prevent the spread of diseases for which mosquitoes may act as a vector.
Claims44
A method of killing a mosquito larva, comprising:
- applying an effective amount of a nootkatone-containing composition to a mosquito breeding site comprising one or more mosquito larvae,
- wherein the one or more mosquito larvae are killed by the nootkatone applied to the mosquito breeding site.
A method of killing a mosquito pupa, comprising:
- applying an effective amount of a nootkatone-containing composition to a mosquito breeding site comprising one or more mosquito pupae, and
- wherein the one or more mosquito pupae are killed by the nootkatone applied to the mosquito breeding site.
A method of reducing the rate of mosquito egg hatching, comprising:
- applying an effective amount of a nootkatone-containing composition to a mosquito breeding site comprising one or more unhatched mosquito eggs,
- wherein the rate of mosquito egg hatching of the one or more unhatched mosquito eggs is reduced by the nootkatone applied to the mosquito breeding site.
A method of reducing mosquito pupae eclosion, comprising:
- applying an effective amount of a nootkatone-containing composition to a mosquito breeding site comprising one or more mosquito pupae,
- wherein eclosion of the one or more mosquito pupae is reduced by the nootkatone applied to the mosquito breeding site.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.